July 2012 archive

Jul 23

Focus on Cluster Agreements in Italy

The Lazio Group of Enterprise Europe Network has released a focus on the “cluster contract”, a relatively new instrument available to companies aggregating in clusters and networks in Italy. Read the report in Italian.

Jul 23

H2: FP7 public consultation

The European Commission launched earlier this month a public consultation to collect the views of the public on the fuel cells and hydrogen sector and the possible continuation of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), under Horizon 2020, the new framework for Research and Development (2014-2020). Have a look at the online …

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Jul 23

RTD calls -Italy

On MIUR’s website, an update to FAQs about the call for Technology National Clusters has been published. Alwas there you can find the new call for Smart Cities and Communities and Social Innovation, valid for the whole national territory. FAQs have not been released for this call yet.

Jul 22

The same old story

Periodically, obsolete technology come back with its obscure potential on environment and life, with a higher frequency in periods of crisis… so, can it be the case for the revamp of geoengineering? It is the “intentional, large-scale manipulation of the environment (…). Envirnmental change is the goal rather than a side effect. (…) In the …

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Jul 21

Energy innovation call

ENEL, the largest dispatcher and producer of electricity in Italy, launched the ENEL-LAB call with funding for Spanish and Italian innovative energy startups. Dowload the call text.

Jul 21

Other top banks under investigation for LIBOR-EURIBOR rate-rigging

At least four more banks such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, could be implicated in the scandal of manipulations operated on the primary financial indexes in Europe and the world. Read artciles from Guardian and Sole24ore.

Jul 21

US economic recovery is a dangerous mirage

Unlike the eurozone and the UK, where a double-dip recession is already under way, the US has undergone even more public sector releveraging – effectively stealing growth from the future… Nouriel Roubini, Guardian Business blog